Fly Fishing Rod and Reel??

[wilky83]

i am thinking of having a go at fly fishing for trout and hopefully bass and recommendations for a cheap rod and reel?????

[theshoreking]

You had better let us know if it is trout fishing in a river (big r small) or is it in a lake (big r small) as you may not be able to get one outfit for both. What you don't want is an outfit that isnt suitable for either because you will get frustrated and give up. You could end up foolin yerself here and wastin money.

Fly rods are rated according to the line weight. A standard river trout rod for a small river would be say 8ft 6in and rated for a 5 line. A standard lake rod might be 10ft long and rated for a 7 line. A saltwater fly rod would be around 9ft long and rated for a 10 line. Some people use double handed rods (normally for salmon) in saltwater. These would be say 13ft long and rated for a 10 line.

You wouldnt be able to present a big bass fly properly on a little 5 weight outfit and the same goes for a tiny trout fly on a 10 weight saltwater rod.

It is possible to get a lake rod rated for a 7 or 8 weight line and use it in the sea for bass and also on lakes for trout. Lots of people do this. It may not last you that long though after the saltwater! Same goes for the reel and the line.

Let us know exactly wot kind of trout fishing you intend to do and I will give you my opinion as to whether the standard outfit would be in any way practical for saltwater also. I'm sure some other site members will offer their advice too.

sk

[roger de dodger]

see if you can get a good setup second hand rather than a cheap new one ,we all know about cheap gear and how it has a habbit of letting you down at the worst possible time

[theshoreking]

,we all know about cheap gear and how it has a habbit of letting you down at the worst possible time [/quote]


No we don't, speak for yerself

[uvox]

Girls - please. Don't confuse the lad. There's a difference between "cheap" and "inexpensive." the latter is when you buy it youself and the former when you get it as a present and pretend to be grateful.

And don't forget the annual Lidl fishing tackle sale - usually around March. You might be lucky with the fly fishing stuff this year....

[theshoreking]

Girls - please. Don't confuse the lad. There's a difference between "cheap" and "inexpensive." the latter is when you buy it youself and the former when you get it as a present and pretend to be grateful.

And don't forget the annual Lidl fishing tackle sale - usually around March. You might be lucky with the fly fishing stuff this year....

And you ask us not to confuse him!

[lumpy]

ive a full sw vision gt4 for sale in the sales section. has everything you need to get started.

[wilky83]

ok the trout fishing would be lakes and i would probably use it more for salt water than fresh for bass, pollack and the like.

That sounds good lumpy but i dont see the sale section

[red]

i couldnt find the buy/sell forum either. you need to be a member for 6 months and have a certain amount of posts to gain access to it.

[roger de dodger]

we are very fussy round here

[Rockhopper]

i couldnt find the buy/sell forum either. you need to be a member for 6 months and have a certain amount of posts to gain access to it.

Give me yer money and I'll go in and get it for you....what is it you want..and dont say drink or cigaretts

Tom.

[theshoreking]

ok the trout fishing would be lakes and i would probably use it more for salt water than fresh for Bass, pollack and the like.

That sounds good lumpy but i dont see the sale section

Whatever outfit you buy, if you haven't done much fly fishin before it would be well worth lookin into some castin tuition at the start. It makes a massive difference to your presentation if you can cast well. Better presentation tends to mean more fish.

sk